Yesterday had our number 132 yard bird - a Rock Dove flyover. We're not in the city so they are rare and we've waited over 3 years to see one here. But, in the phenomenon probably all birders recognize that after finding a sought for lister bird more are seen quickly, a few minutes later 3 more Rock Doves flew over the yard. This morning we had the usual feeder birds plus a male Kentucky Warbler, a male Common Yellowthroat (first one for over two months), a female American Redstart, an immature White-eyed Vireo, an immature Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, a female Scarlet Tanager and a mature male Summer Tanager followed around by another Summer in those wonderful mottled colors of the immature male. We're at 63 species so far in July. The hummer babies are coming to the feeders and the trees near the deck where the hummers sit between feedings are just covered in iridescent green and ruby. Hot weather wilts my strength but I can endure a couple of morning hours to see such beauty. Tommy & Virginia Curtis Smithville, TN DeKalb County =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________